The Huntingdon Bearcats will challenge the Penn Cambria Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Huntingdon's favor as the team sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Penn Cambria has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
If Huntingdon beats Penn Cambria with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Bearcats blew past Bishop Guilfoyle 7-1 on Wednesday. The Bearcats not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 9th (when they won 10-2).
Emmah Royer and Julia Foster did most of the damage at the plate: Royer went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Foster went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Those two RBI gave Royer a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Raelynn Fisher, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Penn Cambria lost 14-5 to Bishop McCort on Thursday.
Marley Shaffer was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
Penn Cambria's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Huntingdon, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Huntingdon was able to grind out a solid win over Penn Cambria in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 5-2. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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